Diverse (born Kenny Jenkins in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rapper. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and An underground hip-hop artist, he has received critical acclaim "from knowledgeable heads worldwide". Underground Hip-hop, Underground Rap, or Undie (to draw comparison to "indie" or independent rock is an Umbrella term for Hip-hop ^[1][2]

Contents 1 Early career 2 Influences 3 Lyrical style and content 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 Singles 4.3 Mixtapes 5 References 6 External links

Early career

Diverse got his start in the Chicago hip-hop scene while being employed at a post office. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. ^[3] He has worked or associated with Chicago hip-hop mainstays such as J.U.I.C.E., Modill, Copperpot and Iomos Marad. Terry C Parker, better known by his stage name Juice, is a rapper born in Chicago, Illinois. His debut EP, Move, featuring the track "Time", appeared in 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

He has professional relationships with RJD2 and Prefuse 73. RJD2 (born Ramble John "RJ" Krohn on May 27 1976) is an American music producer, Singer and Musician Guillermo Scott Herren is a hip hop and IDM producer and Artist, who has been based out of Atlanta, Barcelona and He contributed to Prefuse 73's album One Word Extinguisher, rhyming on the track "Plastic". Prefuse 73 also produced the original beat for "Wylin' Out," a track that paired Diverse with the beloved New York rapper Mos Def. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973) better known by his stage name Mos Def, is an American MC and Actor. The single "Wylin' Out" was well-received,^[3] with remixes by Definitive Jux's RJD2 and K-Kruz, and included on the 2002 Urban Renewal Program compilation. Definitive Jux is an independent Record label based in New York City, United States. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Both Prefuse 73 and RJD2 contributed tracks to Diverse's 2003 debut full-length, One A. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. M. Prefuse 73's contributions were the ambient-flavored beats for "Jus Biz," "Leaving," and the interlude "Amberglis. Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes " RJD2's work on the album is some of the most directly rock- and funk-influenced work of his career. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Other producers who contributed to the project were K-Kruz, Overflo, and Madlib. Madlib ( M ind A ltering D emented L essons I n B eats (born Otis Jackson Jr Guest appearances were made by Cannibal Ox's Vast Aire, the fierce Jean Grae, and Quannum Projects' Lyrics Born. Cannibal Ox (or CanOx is a Hip hop music duo from Harlem, New York City. Vast Aire (born Theodore Arrington on February 5, 1978) is a rapper from New York City. Jean Grae (real name Tsidi Ibrahim) is a hip hop Artist from New York. Quannum Projects (aka Quannum MCs is a hip hop Collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lyrics Born (formerly known as Asia Born, born Tom Shimura in 1972 is a half- Japanese American, half- Italian American rapper.

In the same year, Diverse was featured on the track "Gray Scale" by Montreal-area DJ Ghislain Poirier. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Ghislain Poirier is a DJ / producer from Montreal working under the Ninja Tune, Chocolate Industries, Rebondir Shockout Musique

In 2005, Diverse teamed with a Detroit-based crew called Lawless Element, appearing on a track called ". Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawless Element is an Underground hip hop duo from Detroit Michigan. . . Something. " Magnif, the producer associated with Lawless Element, is among those working with Diverse on his second full-length, Round About.

Two of Diverse's songs from his One A. M. album, "Blindman," produced by K-Kruz, and "Explosive (Caural Mix)," were featured on the soundtrack of Capcom's 2006 game Final Fight Streetwise for the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Microsoft Xbox. For the original NASA meaning see capsule communicator. is a leading Japanese International developer Final Fight Streetwise is a game in the Final Fight series Set several years after the original Final Fight, it stars Kyle The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. Also featured on the soundtrack was "Wylin' Out (RJD2 Remix)" with Mos Def.

Summer 2006 saw Diverse participate in The Storm Tour, travelling across North America with headliner Aceyalone, Ugly Duckling, Mayday!, and Wrekonize. Eddie Hayes, better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American Rapper. Ugly Duckling is a hip-hop group that formed in 1993 in Long Beach, California. ^[4]

In June of 2006, Diverse was featured on the Chocolate Swim E. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. P. , a combined effort of Chocolate Industries, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, and Mountain Dew. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon Mountain Dew is a popular drink distributed and manufactured by PepsiCo. On the six-track EP, Diverse appeared on another version of "Wylin' Out," this time a remix by Kut Masta Kurt, and a remix of his song "Ain't Right" by DJ Mitsu. This EP was available for free download on the Adult Swim website.

Diverse's second album will be called Round About. The few published progress reports on it have indicated the continued contributions of Madlib, K-Kruz, and Prefuse 73 and also involvement from Oh No, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Hezekiah, and the late J Dilla. Oh No (born Michael Jackson) is an underground hip hop artist from Oxnard, California. Sa-Ra is a hip-hop group based in Los Angeles California also known by its full name Sa-Ra Creative Partners James Dewitt Yancey ( February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006) better known by his stage name J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an Featured guest performers are slated to include Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious), Strange Fruit Project, Invincible, and The Hypnotic. Blackalicious is a California -based hip hop duo made up of rapper Gift of Gab (born Timothy Parker and DJ / producer Strange Fruit Project is an Underground hip hop group from Waco Texas, which consists of producer and Emcee Symbolyc One (also known as ^[5]

Slated to precede the release of Round About is The Standard, a mixtape comprising snippets from Round About, exclusive content, rare works, little-heard remixes, previously unreleased songs, and, chiefly, covers of songs considered "standards" or "classics" of the hip-hop genre. A mixtape or mixed tape is a compilation of Songs recorded in a specific order traditionally onto a Compact audio cassette. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with

On the aforementioned The Storm 2006 tour, Diverse's setlist drew heavily from the still unreleased album and mixtape.

Influences

Diverse cites Mos Def, Pharaohe Monch of Organized Konfusion, and Posdnuos of De La Soul as his three main influences. Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1972 in Queens, New York) better known as Pharoahe Monch, is an American hip hop Organized Konfusion was an Alternative hip hop duo from Queens New York. De La Soul is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop group They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky surreal lyrics and their contributions to the evolution ^[6] He also acknowledges Spike Lee and Sidney Poitier. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy

Lyrical style and content

His style is clear with a large vocabulary and frequent use of similes and poetic imagery. SIMILE is a research project focused on developing tools to increase the interoperability of disparate digital collections His tracks, even his battle raps, are more delicate and less confrontational in tone than many rappers'. Freestyle rap is an Improvisational form of Rapping, performed with few or no previously composed Lyrics, which is said to reflect a direct mapping of the This can be attributed to his roots in poetry. ^[7]

Discography

Albums

• 2001 Move EP
• 2003 One A.M.
• 2008 Round About (forthcoming)

Singles

• 2002 Certified/Build
• 2003 Explosive
• 2004 Jus Biz
• 2004 Big Game

Mixtapes

• 2008 Standard (forthcoming)

References

External links

• Diverse at Chocolate Industries
• Diverse at mySpace.com

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